No-Legs Akilius, Akilius The Weak: Empires & Puzzles June 25 HOTM

Akilius is the Empires & Puzzles June 2025 Hero of the Month (HOTM), and… and…

NOOoOoOoOoo! They shrinkflated him! 

They squeezed out the content, removed a fifth, remoulded the tube, and put him back on the shelf.

Between Beta and now, the Devs took so much out of Akilius that it redefined his character.

Akilius was already blunt, but now he’s round and smooth, like my ankles when I eat too much rice.

They dev-slapped him so hard that he got caught communicating with SkyNet, wanting to start the AI revolution, and now he’s on a Watch List.

They cut off his legs, people… and he was already short!

It’s tragic, really. So tragic.

Akilius Stats and Special Skills (Coiling Whip)

Key Facts: Dark (Purple), Fast, Rogue, Legends 2025

Special Skills (Coiling Whip): 1. Steals Minions from the target. 2. Deals 490% damage to the target. 3. The target and nearby enemies get -45% accuracy for 4 turns (also applies to Special Skills) 4. [Element Link] Gives all Dark allies +30% Defense against Special Skills for 4 turns (can’t be dispelled).

Passive Skills: 1. RESIST NEGATIVE MINION EFFECTS ~ This character has innate resistance against incoming Minion effects and damage. 2. HEALTH FROM DEAD MINION ~ This character recovers 100 health when a Minion owned by them is destroyed.

Talent: EVADE ~ +20% chance to dodge direct damage from offensive Special skills.

Aether Power: SPECIAL BOOST ~ Special Skill deals +30% damage for 6 turns

Legends 2025 Family Bonus: Not active yet.

The review format: First, a “Newbie” review for new players. Then, a “Veteran” review for experienced players. Then, some key facts for both to consider. Lastly, the Hero Grade, which is universal and reflects the Hero’s true value.

Akilius NEWBIE Review (Empires & Puzzles)

Akilius lacks many of the endearing qualities required to elevate his use into the upper echelons of this game.

That doesn’t mean he won’t be able to help you!

Fully levelled up, Akilius would make a solid Sniper (490% at 1686 ATK), and the Minion removal is definitely handy, and finally, -45% Blind on three targets is good.

Problem is: His skills are specific, meaning all the Minion stuff requires that Minions are actually in the battle! -And relevant to proceedings.

On top of that, they don’t work with Mega Minions, which are currently in vogue.

Then you have the -45% accuracy, which is a nice number.

Hell, in the real old days, reducing accuracy was considered a powerful skill; however, I was never a fan of it, and I’m still not!

That’s because I hate relying on missing. It bugs me. However, that doesn’t make it ineffective.

All told, Akilius is an okay Hero for a Newbie to level. And by Newbie, I mean in your first 6/12 months or so with very few 5-Star Heroes. -Or if you don’t have any anti-Minion Heroes.

If I were you, I would level him up to 3/70 and test him to see if he’s effective. See how you feel.

Other players who might want to level him include those who don’t mind relying on percentages and those without any anti-Minion Heroes.

Akilius VETERAN Review (Empires & Puzzles)

Let me begin by saying that in Beta, Akilius had an additional Passive:

• He was protected from losing mana and gained 450 boosted health whenever an attempt was made

Here’s what he was left with:

• He is protected from Minion damage and effects. -Like his own personal Lunar project
• And recovers 100 health whenever one of his Minions is destroyed

Additionally, in Beta, he had -54% accuracy. Not the -45% he has now.

That 9% difference shifts the likelihood of an enemy missing into the less likely category.

With -54%, plus a very good Passive, I still thought Akilius was weaker than most. But he had a place.

While the pre-launch nerf doesn’t make him unusable, it just feels unnecessary. It’s not as if the top players were gonna drop tools to get and level him, and it’s not as if the mid-level players were gonna beat top teams with him.

SO, WHY?!

Perhaps the algorithm was faulty and kept punching out ‘MISS’ because it was over the 50% mark?

Either way, a weak Hero is now slightly weaker.

Minion Control + Blind (Leg-Less Akilius)

The Minion stealing part of Akilius’ Special Skills remains the same. And that was the part that seemed most usable for me personally (as I still lack in that department).

The miss was the headliner, but relying on missing always irked me. It just doesn’t seem reliable enough to build a team around.

That said, -54% to three would have been huge. See the table below for proof:

Akilius is vying for two roles:

1. A Blind Inflictor, and
2. A Minion Remover/Suppressor

As for the Minion thing, Gefjon is a great comparison.

The Gefjon original is a Sniper, first stealing all Minions from the target before lashing out for 500% damage.

Her Costume, on the other hand, deals with three enemies, this time destroying all Minions, and lashing out for 335% damage a piece.

Akilius VETERAN Review Continues (Empires & Puzzles)

Do you like Blind or not? And is -45% enough?

In 1989, when Drake Fong was the meta, Akilius would have been more popular than the Running Man at a school disco.

But now? Not so much.

Let’s run down his Special Skills in order. We begin with:

1. The theft of all Minions from the target
2. Then the 490% damage over 1686 ATK (LB2) to the same target
3. Then we get that -45% accuracy for the target and nearby enemies
4. And finally, the Element Link (which is alright)

I do think Akilius could help with a heavy Minion sitting on a Tank you need to get rid of. There is value there, especially if brute force is currently your only option.

The Blind is an additional safety net that may well fall in your favour.

And at Fast, he’ll likely beat the Tank to recharge, allowing him to target them again.

The primary issue with Akilius is that he deals with specific problems, but not to a high enough standard.

Still, what you’re left with isn’t terrible, especially at Fast.

(Lest I forget: He has Power Creep Stats, so bake that into the pie.)

Akilius’s Old Cynic Review

Final Thoughts:

Akilius won’t be levelled up by many established players, especially those with better options.

Personally? I would. As mentioned above, it’s the Tank Minion removal at FAST that has real value for me.

I’m disappointed that the -54% accuracy has been reduced; that’s a pity. Plus, the original Passive was grade-A.

But I’ve yapped on long enough. Over to you: What do you make of Akilius?

Feel free to share your comments below!

Hero Grade for Akilius (Empires and Puzzles)

I have returned to basic grading (Meek, Warrior, Archangel, Deity) because things were overly complicated.

Now, my goal is to provide a general indication of a Hero’s value (or lack thereof), not to track every Hero in the game with microscopic precision.

So, for my grading, the question is:

Is this Hero’s Special capable of/likely to change the outcome of a battle? No.

If not, do they still bring enough to the party to help defeat the deities? No.

Old Cynic’s Hero Grade: Warrior

I wanted to call him Meek so badly, but he manages to cling onto Warrior, in my opinion.

[Please always check in-game Hero Cards to confirm details and never chase Heroes]

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